Spartanburg School District 4 assistant superintendent accused of public drunkenness, placed on leave

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Mar 13, 2014 at 10:57 AM

The assistant superintendent of Spartanburg County School District 4 was arrested Friday in Greenville after being accused of public drunkenness, according to a Greenville Police Department incident report.

By ZACH FOXzach.fox@shj.com

The assistant superintendent of Spartanburg County School District 4 was arrested Friday in Greenville after being accused of public drunkenness, according to a Greenville Police Department incident report.Glen Robert Carson, 56, was arrested after officers responded to a call about a suspicious person in the caller’s backyard.According to an incident report, when officers responded, they found a man wearing sunglasses, blue jeans and a dark blue coat. The report states Carson stumbled off the sidewalk, nearly falling onto the officer’s patrol car, then turned back to the sidewalk and stood in a squatting, motionless position.When the responding officer turned on his patrol vehicle’s lights, he observed Carson swaying unsteadily and fumbling with something in his hands. The report states Carson attempted to enter the roadway again, but missed the sidewalk as he stepped.The officer then left his patrol car and made contact with Carson, who turned, stumbled and had to be held up by the officer, according to the report.The report states Carson’s speech was slurred and he smelled of alcohol. Carson told the officer he had consumed alcoholic beverages at Liberty Taproom on South Main Street in Greenville, according to the report, and when asked where he lived, Carson was unable to answer the question coherently.Carson was issued a citation for public intoxication, advised of his court date, placed in temporary commitment and released to the custody of a detention officer.District 4 Superintendent Rallie Liston said Carson has been placed on leave until an official investigation into the matter is complete. He said Carson has been with District 4 in various capacities for the past 20 years.